Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-07-21
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

THE following new money order offices
were recently established in Kansas. An
nelly, Appleton, Dailyville, Belpre, Beverly,
Bird City, Browns Grove, Carlton, Celia,
Colwich, Coronado, Fargo Springs, Free
port, Candy. Gorham, Grainfield, Green,
Gypsum, Hartland, Herington, Horace, HUI
goton. Ivanhoe, Kanopolis, Latham, Lett,
Lerado, Linwood, Long Island, Macksville,
Neal, Norwich, Ogden, Partridge, Pearce-
vile, Ravenna, Scott, Tercot, Tilden, Trlb-
une, Tyron, Ulysses, Webster, West Plains,
Wilburn, Woodsdale, Woodston.
AFTER a trip through the State Labor
Commissioner Betton recently said TO a re-
porter: II have found an increased demand
for labor and better pay all around, and the
comparison with the condition of affairs, IN
so far as labor is concerned, with last year,
makes very gratifying one for the pres
ent. L have visited places where there
were strikes and disagreements at this
time last season, whereas now the men are
at work, seemingly contented, and are re-
celving fully ten per cent. better pay than
then. I can say heartily that the outlook
for labor is very encouraging"
LATE post-ofice changes in Kansas: Els
tablished, Pagan, Graham County. Mary
Minor, postmaster; Ogdensburgh, Ness
County, John A. McDeever, postmaster;
Smoiau, Saline County, Carl 2. Matson,
postmaster. Names changed, Bates, Pratt
County, to Isabel, Barber County; Dresden,
Kingman County, to Olcott, Reno County;
Larimore, Franklin County, to lines.
A LATE fire at Norton destroyed Miss
Lindsey's millinery store and goods 10 the
amount of 81, 500. Also Smith & Co., flour
and feed, 81 800; Crostwait Bros, imple-
ments,' $4,000, insurance $1,000; j. II.
Washell, blacksmith shop, sl,SO0; Courier
Office, $1,000, insurance, $500; Pelham's
wagon shop, $500; Spencer & Son, mer-
chandise, s., 600; Brown & Co., merchan-
disc, 50, 600; the Farmers Exchange, $500;
Wright Bros, furniture and groceries,
$500; Sherland & HARNESS., 500; Fred Shelp,
restaurant, $500; Mrs. Broquet, $1,000; the
buildings of Cannon and Kennedy, Sl,50o;
the building of DR.. White, druggist, $500.
The total loss, uninsured, was S24, $50.
DURING a recent heavy storm at Garden
City lightning struck a tent occupied by
the families of George and Henry Faith
lain, who were employed as laborers. Ev-
cry one in the tent was Frustrated, but the
two men soon recovered, as did also the
two children. A babe at the breast of its
mother, Mrs. George Faithlain, was but
slightly stunned, while the mother was
almost killed. The lightning burned the
hair from her head, plowed down her
breast and both limbs, ripped open her
shoes and tore her garments into tatters.
There was but little chance of her recovery.
THE inquiry into the death of j. d. Ten
nison, d wealthy citizen of Johnson County
who died June IS, was completed recently
at Lenexa, and the widow was arrested for
having poisoned her husband. The testi-
mony of Prof. Bailey, State chemist, was
that he had found arsenic in Tennlson'S
stomach and liver of sufficient quantity to
produce death. The testimony of witnesses
warranted the coroner's jury in rendering
verdict of poisoning and charging the
crime upon the widow, who is past sixty
years of age,
A SYNOPSIS of the report of the State
Board of Agriculture for the month ended
June so, 1857, showed the acreage, condI-
ton and probable product of the crops
named as follows: Wheat OWNER and
jpring)-Area soWn 81 per cent short of
last year; killed and destroyed from all
causes, ~ per cent area from which pro-
duct may be expected, S33, 479 acres; prob
able product, 1854 $50 bushels. Corn
Acreage, Is per cent. excess of any former
period; condition very fine-never better.
Oats-Acreage, 80 per cent. above last
year, with condition of 60 per cent. as
compared with the average for five years.
Potatoes. condition, 100 per cent; broom
corn, 90; fax, g5; sorghum, 100; millet and
Hungarian, 80; tame grass, 10; prairie
grass, 100; live stock, 100; apples, 7O;
peacleS, 10 per cent. Oh Iull
The State Historical Society recently
received the certificate of stock from the
Washington, D. c., NJ. E Church, pur-
chased by the late Mrs. II. NJ. Northrup, of
Wyandotte, who died recently. She had
set aside the sum of 81, QUO for the purchase
of pew in the Washington NJ. E. Church,
for the use of Kansans visiting at the Ma
tional Capital The certificate bears the
autograph of President Grant and Salmon
P. Chase. Citizens OF Kansas, who are in
Washington, will, if they attend the Me-
mortal NJ. E. Church, be shown to this pew
if they so request.
THE Supreme Court recently rendered a
decision in the Willie Baldwin murder case
from Atchison, again deciding against the
young murderer, overruling the motion for
a rehearing, and holding that the four
teenth amendment of the constitution of the
United States was in no way violated or
infringed in the trial of the defendant.
This decision conslgns him to the peniten-
tiary for life unless the Governor at some
future time should find it necessary to
mitigate his punishment.
SILAS CLARK and w. NJ. Weaver, living
hear Macksville, each claimed a quarter
section of Government land, and upon
meeting each other on the land the other
morning Clark opened fire upon Weaver
with a revolver, shooting at him three times
without effect. Weaver then perforated
Clark's face and chest with a charge OF
shot from a shotgun, inf1icting fatal
wounds. He surrendered to the authori-
ties and claims that the shooting was done
in self-defense.
In the United States District Court at
Topeka the other day Frank Deere was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for term OF
fifteen months for a novel offense. Deere
had made a business OF answering adver-
tisements for lost boys and girls, stating in
his letter to anxious relatives with missing
sons or daughters that he was at Sedan, too
in to write and had dictated the letter, and
chat if they would send funds he would re-
Turn home He is said to have received
handsome amount III this way.
Two men were recently indicted by the
,1-:.oA CtntnS Grand inrv at TOneka for